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Lexington falls to Tishomingo
Lexington’s Lady ‘Dawgs finished their season last week at Districts in Davis. They picked up an 11-9 win over the Lady Wolves, but dropped two games to Tishomingo (11-5, 8-7). They finished the season with a 12-21 record and will lose four seniors – Marisa Northrup, Cilee Turner,...
Baseball Dragons to Elk City Regional
Coach Cole Sharp’s Dragons will take their show on the road this weekend when they play in the Regional Tournament at Elk City. Purcell is ticketed to open the tournament at 11 a.m. today (Thursday) against McLoud. They will turn around and square off with Elk City at 1:30...
Siblings charged in connection to stabbing in Garvin County
GARVIN COUNTY, Okla. (KXII) - A brother and sister were arrested in Garvin County after the man allegedly stabbed someone and his sister helped him escape. Court records show Gary Smith, 34, stabbed a man in Maysville at least three times, causing life threatening injuries. His sister, Heather Smith, 37,...
Wollenberg in TSA Hall of Fame
Long-time Purcell teacher Paul Wollenberg was inducted into the Oklahoma Technology Student Association (TSA) Hall of Fame April 17 at the Embassy Suites in Norman. Wollenberg, a 1992 graduate of Purcell High School, earned his degree from the University of Central Oklahoma in 1997 and has taught school his entire 27 years in Purcell.
SHS Graduation Set May 17
In a few short weeks, 92 Sulphur High School Seniors will end their educational process at Sulphur High School.The graduation ceremony will take place on May 17 at 8:00 p.m. at Agee Field (weather permitting).Prior to graduation, the seniors will have a full week of activities. On Tuesday, May 14 ...
Regional tourney in Washington
Washington will host the Class 3A Region 2 Regional tournament this week. Star Spencer, Little Axe and Kellyville will join the Warriors Wednesday and Thursday in the tournament. An if-necessary game will be played on Friday if needed. If substantial rain falls in the area the tournament may be moved...
Sulphur Students Compete In Regional Skeet Shooting Event
The Oklahoma Scholastic Shooting Sports Program regional shoots competition, hosted by Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, was held on April 2-3 at Oklahoma Trap and Skeet association field in El Reno with shooters from around the state competing.Sulphur was represented by three shooters, Warren Coombs, Randon Thomasson and Gunner Guffey,
Dog Golfers 4th In Tourney
The Sulphur boys finished 4th on Thursday at the Lone Grove Invitational at Lake Murray Golf Course in Ardmore, as the Dogs closed out the regular season with a nice showing.Sulphur shot a team score of 362, led by Jett Terry, who was tied for 3rd individually.“We played well at ...
Tatums to use grant for park improvements
TATUMS, Okla. (KXII) - The town of Tatums will soon be seeing some changes at Spigner Park, thanks to a recent grant. The T-Okie Civic and Social Club applied for the grant from the McCrory foundation, and received $24,297.00. They’ll be using the money to refurbish the north and south...
On April 22, 1889, bugler John H. Brandt sounded his trumpet for the start of the Land Run.
Nearly 5,000 people waited along the Canadian River near Purcell for their chance of a lifetime. On March 1, 1939, The Daily Oklahoman published this article about a little-known Land Run participant. Almost 50 years ago, John H. Brandt, then trumpeter for troop L. fifth U.S. cavalry, sounded a blast...
This Oklahoma town inspired the classic film 'Footloose.' Forty years later, it's still dancing
ELMORE CITY — Hundreds of people filled the stands at Elmore City-Pernell High School's Royce Teakell Gym on a recent Friday night, not to watch the students play a game but to see local teenagers engage in a different sort of school tradition. Dressed for Junior/Senior Prom in snazzy suits and shimmering gowns, the high-schoolers circled the gym primarily in pairs. Minding the girls' long dresses, couples carefully stepped onto four strategically placed platforms, posing for photographs...
Inside The Chickasaw Dream Weavers Of Mahota Textiles
Generations of Southeastern Indigenous art weave into Oklahoma’s Mahota Textiles, the first tribally owned textile company in North America. Inside the little storefront on the picture-book-quaint main street of Sulphur, Oklahoma, the Mahota Textiles showroom is decorated with the ghostly silhouette of “Hatchet Woman.” Her body strides forward with a purpose, one hand wielding a hatchet as her long black hair trails in the wind behind her.
Sulphur To Face Clinton Thursday In BB Regional
The Sulphur baseball team is playing well to close the regular season, as the Dogs have won three in a row in preparation for regionals this weekend.Sulphur (19-14) fell to Marlow 2-0 last Tuesday, but has since ripped off three straight - all on the road.The Dogs won at Durant ...
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